Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-10

2AND RAPIDS WISCONSIN.
his proclamation declaring the legisla-
tive amendment carried, and the session
will continue twenty days longer.
WE are to have a navy-not "Pinafore"
cruisers, but heavily armored vessels,
floating batteries, rams, torpedoes, and
saltwater bloodhonds. Columbia, which
is now the ssgem of the ocean," is prepar-
ing to become the terror of the same.
A DELEGATION of American millers Is IN
Washington seeking the removal of the
duty of Is cents barrel en- American
-four now im posed by Brazil.
HARVARD college has recently come in
to possession of d bequest of $4,000 and
upward, which is applicable only for pur-
poses of special astronomical inVestiga-
tions.
II is believed that Kansas City will be
the eighth club IN the base ball league,
all cities except Boston and Detroit, hay
ing withdrawn their objections to its
retention.
THE Central Labor Union of NewYork,
at recent meeting considered resolu-
ton to boycott the press. Fortunately
it was not passed, and the newspapers
continue to be published.
ARMY officers throughout Austro Hu Il
gary have been ordered to be ready to
march at any time within twentyfour
hours. The Sunday observance act has
been suspended to allow work on army
contracts to be hurried.
The Parliament of Germany opened
Wednesday. The Emperor, in his address,
declared that 'the foreign policy of the
Empire is continually directed to the
maintenance of peace with all the
Powers"
EDWARD KUEHN, who died recently IN
Omaha, left will directing that his body
be cremated and the ashes be placed IN
an urn over the bar of a popular saloon.
The flour warehouse of Charles A.
Pi1sbury, one Of the great milling estab-
Iishments of Minneapolis, collapsed from
it's own weight. There were 125,00O,0O0
barrels stored in the great structure
The damage is estimated at $4,000.
The Minnesota house has passed an
iron-clad bill to provide for the enforce
ment of the 81 900 high license law. The
ST. Paul Council had previously adopted
an ordinance fixing saloon licenses at
$500 for two and one-half years.
THE ninetieth anniversary of the birth
of Emperor William, of Germany, March
%. will be observed with unusual cere-
monies by the Austrian court. state
dinner will be given in honor of the
event, to which the entire staff of the
German embassy will be invited.
GENERAL BoULANGER has decreed that
in future no officer in the French army
shall be allowed to have in his service
foreigner of either sex. The decree Is
due to the fact that the governess of Gen
eral Davoust's children has been discov-
cred to be the wife of the Prussian officer
chartered at Neuf Balsach.
EX-CoNGREssMAN EDWARD BREITUNG, of
Negaunee, Mich, who represented dis
trict in the upper peninsula in the 18th
congress, died of pneumonia at Eastman,
Ca, Thursday night. His property is
estimated from S5,OOO,OOO to 100000.
THE Ohio legislature has been polled
on the Presidential preferences. OF the
republicans 50 are for Sherman, 10 for
Blaine, and for ''the nominee of the
convention OF the democrats 40 are for
Cleveland, for 'anybody to beat Cleve-
land" for Thurman and 2 for "the NOM
inee.'
CREMATION is rapidly becoming popu-